Tertiary igneous rocks

Unit: IG 5

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volcanic breccia
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Volcanic breccia: a poorly-sorted pyroclastic rock consisting of fragments of a number of different lithologies.

  • Look at the shape of this unit on the map. What is its likely origin?

Scale: coin is 20 mm in diameter.

Grid reference: 965 371


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